Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium
Belgium: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 94.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium stood at 94.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium peaked at 94.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2008.
Belgium ranks 6th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 82.8% | — |
| 2007 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 82.9% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 77.9% | 82.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 79.4% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.3% | 88.3% | 94.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More education data for Belgium
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 80,763 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Belgium was 94.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2008.
- How does Belgium rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Belgium ranks 6th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release